Flora of North America species comparison

simple or few from base (caudex), erect, unbranched distally, (0.6–)1.7–4.5(–5) dm, (usually pubescent throughout, rarely subglabrate, coarsely hirsute, trichomes simple, mixed with forked ones).

simple or several from base (rosette), erect, often branched distally, 2–7(–10) dm, (hirsute basally, trichomes simple and minutely stalked, forked, rarely almost exclusively glabrous).

petiole 0.5–2(–3) cm, (ciliate);

blade oblanceolate to obovate, (1–)2–5(–9) cm × (5–)8–18(–22) mm, margins entire or repand to dentate, (ciliate), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent or glabrous, trichomes simple and forked, sometimes mixed with 3-rayed stellate ones.

petiole 0.7–3 cm, (ciliate or not);

blade broadly spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate, 1.2–10 cm × 7–30 mm, margins entire or dentate, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces usually pubescent, sometimes glabrous, trichomes simple, forked and stalked, stellate.

3–6 (or 7);

blade oblong, 1–3(–6) cm × 2–7(–15) mm, base not auriculate, margins entire or dentate, (ciliate or not), apex obtuse, surfaces pubescent as basal leaves or glabrous.

(2–)4–12(–18), (well-spaced or, rarely, overlapping);

blade ovate to oblong or lanceolate, 1.5–6.5(–10) cm × 5–30 mm, base auriculate, margins dentate or entire, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces sparsely hirsute or glabrous.

simple, (dense).

simple or branched.

sepals (purple), oblong, (5–)6–8 × 1.5–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals purple or pink, spatulate, (10–)12–15(–16) × (3–)4–5 mm, apex obtuse;

filaments (4–)5–8 mm;

anthers narrowly oblong, 1.2–1.8 mm.

sepals oblong, 3.5–5 × 1.2–2 mm, lateral pair saccate basally;

petals white, rarely pink, linear-oblanceolate or narrowly spatulate, (5.5–) 6.5–9(–10) × 1.5–3 mm, apex obtuse;

filaments 3.5–6 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.7–1 mm.

ascending to erect, 5–10 mm, (pubescent or glabrous).

erect to erect-ascending, 3.5–10(–15) mm, (glabrous or sparsely pubescent).

erect or nearly so, slightly torulose, (3–)4.5–6 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

valves each with prominent midvein;

ovules 24–30 per ovary;

style 0.5–1 mm.

erect to erect-ascending, (often appressed to rachis), torulose, 3.5–6.5 cm × 1.2–1.8(–2) mm;

valves each with prominent midvein extending full length or to middle;

ovules 54–80 per ovary;

style (0.1–)0.3–1 mm.

narrowly winged distally or not winged, oblong, 1.8–2.2 × ca. 1 mm;

wing ca. 0.1 mm wide.

usually narrowly winged throughout or only distally, rarely not winged, oblong or suborbicular, 1–1.8 × 0.9–1.3 mm;

wing to 0.2 mm wide distally.

= 32.

= 32, 64.